Exercise D. Read the text below and choose the correct word A, B, C, or D to fit the gaps.

The current emphasis on language as a social phenomenon will open the way to (1).....communicative language-learning approaches at all school levels. The focus on the social purposes of language will (2)..... that interaction among persons in a society and (3).....societies will become more harmonious and more

significant (4).....the use of clear but polite language in (5).....the native and the second language is taught and practised in schools in meaningful and interesting social situations.

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1. A. widespread B. wide-known C. wide-awake D. wide open

2. A. assure B. reassure C. insure D. ensure

3. A. along B. across C. above D. over

4. A. as B. so C. by D. why

5. A. either B. both C. neither D. none

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Exercise One. Replace the following underlined phrases with a single word from the list below.

e.g. - He suffers from being unable to sleep at night (insomnia).

decapitation - replica - carnivore - herbivore - longevity

posterity - reticence - outcast - reckless - accomplice

casualties - eyesore - coalition - dispute - subsidy - welfare

1. Later generations will be grateful to those who planned the new freeway.

2. The Robinsons were noted for living a long time.

3. He is very apt to act rashly and without proper thought.

4. A wolf is a flesh-eating animal, whereas a sheep is a plant-eating animal.

5. The designers counted on a government grant.

6. A person who helps another in the commitment of a crime is as equally guilty as the criminal himself.

7. We're thinking only of our son's well-being, comfort and good health.

8. The model was a reproduction in exact detail of his own yacht.

9. He showed great reserve in his speech.

10. He was treated as a person not accepted by his peer group.

11. The new statue was considered a sight ugly to the eyes.

12. A violent discussion and argument arose over the new proposed salary scales.

13. They thought that a government consisting of members from two or more political parties would not survive long.

14. The battle cost each side thousands of dead or seriously iniured people.

15.During the Middle Ages, many criminals were punished by having their heads cut off.

Exercise Two. Rewrite the following sentences by using the adjectives of the words in BOLD type.

e.g. He is eloquent and can easily persuade people.

He is eloquent and persuasive.

1. The elderly couple were becoming increasingly affected by senility.

2. A juvenile of 11 years of age was brought before the magistrate's court yesterday.

3. This startling statement illustrates the unusual rates of change we ore experiencing.

4. Rising early conduces to good health.

5. He has good knowledge of computers.

6. A good teacher must have powers of invention and be a person of resources.

7. He looked lost in thought.

8. Human evolution proceeded rapidly.

9. The earth's deserts have expanded.

10. Thousands of plant and animal species were driven to extinction.

Exercises Three. Choose the word, A or B that best completes each sentence.

1. An arrogant man is......

2. The mugget.....in the dark ready to pounce on the elderly lady.

3. The police have conducted.....inquires in their effort to track down the criminal.

4. Are you about any difficulties in the exam.

5. Youthful.....hardly ever come to fruition.

6. It was a(n).....sight to see the once wealthy man reduced to begging.

7. He was all in a.....

8. The.....sale of drugs is a punishable offense.

9. The accused tried to.....the official in the bribery scandal.

10. The child.....over a stone and fell.

A. conceited

A. lurked

A. exhousting

A. opprehensive

A. inspirotions

A. pothetic

A. flotter

A. illicit

A. implicote

A. crumbled

B. deceitful

B. lorked

B exhoustive

B comprehensive

B. ospirotions

B. opothetic

B. flutter

B. elicit

B. complicote

B. stumbled

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

A. Read the text below and choose the correct word A, B, C, or D to fit the gaps.

Many separate fires (1)......in the humus of the forest floor. Smoke sometimes (2).....the sun, which was often visible only at midday. On September 30, flames came within three miles of the town of Green Bay, (3).....1,200 cords of wood stored at a charcoal kiln.

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The settlements in the area were becoming increasingly (4)......from both the outside world and one another as railroad and telegraph lines burned. The fires seemed to wax and wane, (5)...... .On thewind and chance. On September 30 the Marinette and Peshtigo Eagle reported hopefully that "the fires have nearly (6)......now in this vicinity."

But the paper was wrong, and the fires were growing. By October 4, the smoke was so thick on Green Bay that ships had to use their foghorns and (7)......by compass. 0n October 7, the paper, reduced to looking

for any scrap of good news, noted that at least the smoke had greatly reduced the mosquito population and that "a certain establishment down on the bay shore that has been (8)......to the respectable citizens" had burned.

The paper's editor, (9).....by the burning of the telegraph line, could not know it, but a large, deep low-pressure area was moving in from the west. The winds circling it would turn the smoldering forest of northeastern Wisconsin into (10)......on earth.

1. A. extinguished

B. engulfed

C. spread

D. smoldered

2. A. obscured

B. burnt

C. illuminated

D. exposed

3. A. damaging

B. consuming

C. avoiding

D. licking

4. A. frightened

B. lonely

C. isolated

D. inundated

5. A. depending

B. independent

C. waiting

D. from

6. A. increased

B. died out

C. flared

D. diminished

7. A. steer

B. drive

C. guess

D. navigate

8. A. frequented

B. obnoxious

C. open

D. ignorant

9. A. cut-off

B. burnt

C. dismissed

D. chased

10. A. peace

B. heaven

C. hell

D. paradise

B. Fill the gaps in the following sentences with the correct answer A, B, C, or D.

1. Good use of language.....its beauty arrd development.

A. detracts from B. deteriorates C. enhances D. lessens

2. Complete the form as.....in the notes below.

A. insisted B. specified C. implied D. divided

3. He shuns work ae he is such a(n).....student.

A. indolent B. diligent C. indigent D. indigenous

4. The student's grarnmar was......

A. well-constructed B. incoherent C. jerry-built D. highbrow

5. His spelling was......

A. ferocious B. incongruous C. apprehensive D. atrocious

6.The notice on the villa gate read '.....will be prosecuted'.

A. Muggers B. Hijackers C. Stowaways D. Trespassers

7. He lied under oath in court and was subsequently charged with.....

A. poaching B. forgery C. perjury D. usury

8. Not only is little Johnny's grammar incoherent and his spelling atrocious but also his punctuation......